Ben,
interesting comments you make on tip ex, I never had a 951 at the 400 plus power level, but enjoyed mildly de-restricted ones.
My SPS BB turbo 951 is a lovely daily driver. Simon never did say what power it has, he was more interested in how it behaved, and thats actually why I bought it.
I have to admit a 3.6tt bug bit me, and I concur the comments you make.
The car is the engine. They are literally cheap as chips considering the engineering, - people spend £50k for wet sump junk 911's and don't realise that the real McCoy is available for half that.
That example in the states where they emptied 10 thousand rounds into a 996 c2 is a demo of what someone who once went out and spent their savings on a Porsche 911 actually thought of it later. You wont see that done to a 996 turbo. They have disposable engines, or they need to go to Hartech or Autofarm and get re-engineered to traditional Porsche standards. I perceive them approx 1970's British Leyland quality.
The 944 has a role as a stunning all-round practical Q car, the 911 996/7tt is the real McCoy if you want a genuinely fast sports car which is'nt afraid of 100k miles.
I think the difference is the 1985 era valve timing technology versus the late 90's vvt, plus 6 speed is an advantage. The two coupled together is where the 996tt really scores
Either way, it costs alot to make a 951 into 996tt beater, and then the 996tt has further potential as you will no doubt discover
George
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